1. Beats Audio... really? An EQ gimmick? Then you should not discount the Wolfson DAC in the S3...
2. Benchmarks... you seem to be the only one having different benchmarks from the web? Every other benchmark review puts the S3 ahead
3. Keyboard... this is an app fix away. I agree with things that are almost set in stone, like the hardware. but keyboard is just an app.

I'm fond of both these models but there should be some fairness. And build quality/premium feel would have been a valid addition on top of aesthetics

Opinionated, yes. Perhaps you should cast your browser back to last year when I panned the HTC Sensation in favour of the SGS2.

Originally Posted by eshwar

1. Beats Audio... really? An EQ gimmick? Then you should not discount the Wolfson DAC in the S3...

Which is why the scorecard is unweighted (units and halves only). Apply multipliers at your own discretion. To be fair I also listed Samsung's gimmicks including motion gestures and SiriSung (ahem, S Voice).

Originally Posted by eshwar

2. Benchmarks... you seem to be the only one having different benchmarks from the web? Every other benchmark review puts the S3 ahead

Our HTC One X benchmarks were conducted with the newest version of AnTuTu on the latest firmware (1.29) - this could be a factor since we got our devices quite a bit later than some of the larger tech news sites and blogs.

Unfortunately I am unwilling to adjust my results based on what "every other benchmark review" says. We ran multiple benchmarks and averaged them (and the spread isn't big, in case you were wondering, the HTC One X consistently comes out on top).

Originally Posted by eshwar

Keyboard... this is an app fix away. I agree with things that are almost set in stone, like the hardware. but keyboard is just an app.

Which is why it's listed under software. It is a fairly important piece of software, though, like the dialer or messaging app. Because the glitches in Samsung's gesture input were a frustration I listed it (like I would list USSD the day we do a comparison with Windows Phone).

The One X could just as easily get Vlingo (or a similar app) to compete with S Voice.

Originally Posted by eshwar

I'm fond of both these models but there should be some fairness. And build quality/premium feel would have been a valid addition on top of aesthetics

Perhaps. That would've just been another point for the HTC One X, though (with perhaps 0.5 subtracted because of the Wi-Fi issue).

Opinionated, yes. Perhaps you should cast your browser back to last year when I panned the HTC Sensation in favour of the SGS2.

Which is why the scorecard is unweighted (units and halves only). Apply multipliers at your own discretion. To be fair I also listed Samsung's gimmicks including motion gestures and SiriSung (ahem, S Voice).

Our HTC One X benchmarks were conducted with the newest version of AnTuTu on the latest firmware (1.29) - this could be a factor since we got our devices quite a bit later than some of the larger tech news sites and blogs.

Unfortunately I am unwilling to adjust my results based on what "every other benchmark review" says. We ran multiple benchmarks and averaged them (and the spread isn't big, in case you were wondering, the HTC One X consistently comes out on top).

Which is why it's listed under software. It is a fairly important piece of software, though, like the dialer or messaging app. Because the glitches in Samsung's gesture input were a frustration I listed it (like I would list USSD the day we do a comparison with Windows Phone).

The One X could just as easily get Vlingo (or a similar app) to compete with S Voice.

Perhaps. That would've just been another point for the HTC One X, though (with perhaps 0.5 subtracted because of the Wi-Fi issue).

+1
I have to agree with Jan. Especially wrt. the "every other benchmark review" comment. I dig the latest MyBB review.

The one X has a much better build and looks better, the S3 wins on pretty much everything else.
Sense is better than thoughwiz though, either phone is going to be a good choice but for better rom support etc Im going for the S3.

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